A crew of four astronauts successfully returned to Earth this evening, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola inside a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. Their arrival back on the planet brings an end to a more than six-month-long stay aboard the International Space Station, and it paves the way for another crew of four to launch to the ISS in the coming week.
The crew includes…
SpaceX Crew-3 launch delayed again, this time to November 10th
November 8, 2021
The SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station has been delayed again, this time to November 10th at 9:03PM ET, NASA said Sunday. Although NASA had originally planned to have a changing of the guard with the Crew-2 astronauts greeting the Crew-3 team before…
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NASA Selects New Mission to Study Storms, Impacts on Climate Models
Called INCUS, it aims to directly address why convective storms, heavy precipitation, and clouds occur exactly when and where they form.
NASA has selected a new…
A CADRE of Mini-Rovers Navigate the Lunar Terrain of SLOPE
November 5, 2021
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A CADRE of Mini-Rovers Navigate the Lunar Terrain of SLOPE
NASA’s Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration (CADRE) project is developing small robots programmed to work autonomously as a team to explore the lunar surface.
A team of shoebox-size rover scouts was recently put to the test at a NASA Glenn Research Center lab. The facility…
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NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Adds New Stops to Its Virtual Tour
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Now you can see the Mars Yard up close, roam the world-class Microdevices Lab, visit the shop where spacecraft parts…
Pegasus spyware group blacklisted by the US government
November 4, 2021
The US Department of Commerce has ordered American companies to not sell their tech to NSO, citing reports that the group’s Pegasus spyware is used against journalists, government officials, activists, and more. In its press release, the regulator says that the company is…
Starlink delays orders by years for unlucky customers who played with the site’s digital map
November 4, 2021
It was an exciting moment when Starlink rolled out preorders for its satellite internet service in February since it can potentially provide faster speed and better service to those in rural areas or with spotty internet access. But a single feature on the Starlink site is causing preorders to be delayed by years and there appears to be no fix in sight, an issue first spotted by Ars…
Small but Mighty NASA Weather Instruments Prepare for Launch
November 4, 2021
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Small but Mighty NASA Weather Instruments Prepare for Launch
Working together, two instruments could open the door for a more efficient, cost-effective way to gather key information for weather forecasting.
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Getting NASA Data to the Ground With Lasers
October 28, 2021
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Getting NASA Data to the Ground With Lasers
Two optical ground stations, including one managed by JPL, will support NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration mission when it launches this fall.
NASA launches satellites…
How to Find Hidden Oceans on Distant Worlds? Use Chemistry
October 28, 2021
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How to Find Hidden Oceans on Distant Worlds? Use Chemistry
A new study shows how the chemicals in an exoplanet’s atmosphere can, in some cases, reveal whether or not the temperature on its surface is too hot for liquid water.
In our solar system, planets are either small and rocky (like Earth) or large and gaseous (like Neptune). But around other…
